Articles by Jon Thomson

Bus Corp Oceania has formalised its Australia and New Zealand Distributorship agreement with Optare following a recent visit to the manufacturer’s headquarters in the UK. As well as signing the documentation to make the deal […]

In this issue we take a look at British bus maker Optare and its new Australian and New Zealand distributor Bus Corp, we attend the launch of Volvo’s new B8R, we travel to Canberra to […]

Mercedes-Benz has entered the highly competitive ute market, unveiling its much anticipated luxury X-Class in South Africa overnight. Europe will be the first to get the new model from November with Australia and South Africa […]

An electric truck industry for Australia?  That is what is mooted by one company based in Melbourne. SEA Electric held a media briefing in Melbourne last week, to which Truck and Bus News did not […]

Mack is set to unveil a new Class-8 truck in less than two months and will continue to tease the public with an online campaign until then. The US truck brand is uploading snippets of […]

A network of 11 dealerships has been announced for the first stage of International’s comeback in Australia following Iveco’s appointment as the distributor. The initial network is made up of: Sydney Iveco, Thomas Bros and […]

Volvo has launched its highly-anticipated update to the VNL Series prime mover in America, boasting increases in efficiency, productivity and safety. While it will be one of the key models for the brand in the […]

Western Star will host a show and shine to celebrate 50 years of the iconic brand and has put a $50,000 prize pool for grabs on 9 September. The Show ‘n Shine is taking place […]